Overview
We are looking for enthusiastic, skilled and motivated Community Healthcare Support Workers to join our Quickstart service across Wandsworth and Merton boroughs to deliver high quality, timely care support with an enablement focus to patients in the community. We have 1 positions that are permanent.
Quickstart service provides rapid response social care services for patients who are at risk of social care breakdown. Without a social care package in place these patients would otherwise be admitted to hospital due to an overriding social care need.
Quickstart works closely with Maximising Independence Team, a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist and rehab assistants, allowing for joint working with rehabilitation and learning opportunities. The post will provide an opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their clinical skills and knowledge base.
Responsibilities
* Deliver high quality, timely care support with an enablement focus to patients in the community as part of the Quickstart service across Wandsworth and Merton.
* Work in partnership with the Maximising Independence Team to support rehabilitation and learning opportunities.
* Provide rapid response social care services to patients at risk of social care breakdown and prevent unnecessary hospital admission.
* Contribute to joint working with rehabilitation professionals and participate in skill development opportunities.
Benefits
* Training to increase your skills as a valued member of the team, including rehabilitation and moving and handling (training scope not limited to these).
* Regular supervision from a senior therapist.
* Access to support networks across CLCH.
* Provision of Trust laptop and mobile phone enabling mobile, remote working.
* Excellent public transport links, cycle to work scheme and parking permits to support travel to home visits.
About us
We are one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Qualifications and requirements
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Closing date: Tuesday 10 Feb 2026.
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